Oscar goes missing after Academy Award winner is blocked from taking it on flight
The airline said it regrets the situation and was doing an urgent "comprehensive internal search" for the award.
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Notable Quotes
"This wouldn't have happened to Leonardo DiCaprio."
— Robin Hessman , Executive
""This wouldn't have happened to Leonardo DiCaprio.""
— Robin Hessman , Executive
"It’s completely baffling how they consider an Oscar a weapon."
— Pavel Talankin , Celebrity
"[Pavel] calls me this morning from Frankfurt saying Lufthansa doesn’t have it. They lost it."
— Robin Hessman , Executive
"I’ve looked and I can’t find a single other case of someone being forced to check an Oscar."
— David Borenstein , Celebrity
"Mr Nobody Against Putin is about how you lose your country."
— David Borenstein , Celebrity
"In the name of our future, in the name of all of our children, stop all of these wars now."
— Pavel Talankin , Celebrity
"It’s completely baffling how they consider an Oscar a weapon."
— Pasha Talankin , Celebrity
"The woman from TSA was absolutely intractable."
— Robin Hessman , Executive
"questioned whether a better-known, or more English-fluent, Oscar winner would have been given the same 'Have to check your Academy Award for the safety of everybody' treatment."
— David Borenstein , Celebrity
"Yesterday he arrived at JFK ready to fly home to Europe, carrying the Oscar as a carry-on."
— David Borenstein , Celebrity
"It’s completely baffling how they consider an Oscar a weapon."
— Pavel Talankin , Celebrity
"It’s completely baffling how they consider an Oscar a weapon."
— Pasha Talankin , Celebrity
"I’ve looked and I can’t find a single other case of someone being forced to check an Oscar."
— David Borenstein , Celebrity
"It’s completely baffling how they consider an Oscar a weapon."
— Pasha Talankin , Celebrity
"The woman from TSA was absolutely intractable."
— Robin Hessman , Executive
Key People
David Borenstein is one of the winners of the Academy Award for best documentary feature film.
Pasha Talankin is a filmmaker known for his work on the documentary feature film Mr Nobody Against Putin.
Pavel Talankin is one of the winners of the Academy Award for best documentary feature film.
Hessman is the executive producer of the BBC documentary involved in the incident.
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The airline said it regrets the situation and was doing an urgent "comprehensive internal search" for the award.
Pasha Talankin's Oscar was confiscated by TSA agents at JFK Airport, leading to its loss during a flight to Germany. Lufthansa is investigating the incident.
Pasha Talankin's Oscar was confiscated by TSA agents at JFK Airport, leading to its loss during a flight to Germany. Lufthansa is conducting an internal search for the award.
Pavel Talankin's Oscar statuette disappeared after TSA at JFK Airport prohibited him from carrying it onto his flight, citing security concerns. Lufthansa is conducting an internal search for the missing award.
Pavel Talankin's Oscar statuette vanished after TSA agents at JFK Airport confiscated it, claiming it could be used as a weapon. Lufthansa is investigating the incident.
Pavel Talankin's Oscar statuette was confiscated by TSA at JFK Airport, and it went missing after being checked onto the flight. Lufthansa is conducting an internal search for the award.
Pavel Talankin's Oscar statuette disappeared after TSA at JFK Airport prohibited him from carrying it onto his flight, citing security concerns. Lufthansa is investigating the incident.
Filmmaker Pavel Talankin's Oscar statuette was confiscated at JFK Airport, leading to its disappearance during a flight to Germany. Lufthansa is conducting an internal search for the award.
Pavel Talankin's Oscar was confiscated by TSA at JFK Airport, resulting in its disappearance during a flight to Germany. Lufthansa is conducting an internal search for the award.
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